Package for stoneware or the like



' Jan. 15 1924. 1,480,533

R. P. WHITE PACKAGE FOR STONEWARE OR THE LIKE Filed'April 1, 1922Y 2sheets-sheet x e r Y 4 Jan. 15 1924. 1,480,583

R. P. WHITE PACKAGE FOR sfroNEwAiE'oR THE LIKE Filed April l, 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 2 @CU/wrm Patented Jan. 15, 1924;

UNITEDSTATS PATENT OFFICE f RICHARD r. WHITE oF cHicAGo, ILLINoIs.

PACKAGE ron. sToNEWARn on THE LIKE.

Appiioationniiiea April 1, i922. seria; No. 548,665.

To all whom z5 mtl/y concer/n.:

13e it known that I, RICHARD P. `WHITE, a citizen ofthe United States,and resident'of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illi-" no1s,"haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages 'for Stonewareor theylike,of'vvhich1the following is a speciication and Whichfareillustrated in the accompanying "drawings, forming a' part thereof,"y 'lThe invention relatesto packing heavy fragile articles @such"a`s'stoneware, thick glassware, andthe like kfor' `shipment orrough'handling Iat any time'. A'sheretofore practiced, the 'c ostofproviding a safe packportion to their-value 'and the loss by break-` agein shipment and handling is encessive. The invention accordinglyfhas forits object a package for stoneware and'like articles de` signed tofurnish" an Xeffective protection against' breakage, especially bykContact With other articles of the 1sanieshapevv and kind,

without being of such elaborate construction that its co'st isa`material itemiin proportion to the value ofthe article or itsrvei, iht

excessive. 'To this end the inventionA contemplates a packageorcoveringwhich may be Lappliedlto ythe article `and held thereonlfor'receivingthe blows and shocksl which would otherwise/be 'most' likelyy to bedirectly effective yupon the article Without completely enclosingthesame- Under .these circumstances the, article if preferred,

be displayedforsale and, in some forms,

used as desired vvhileprotected thepack-l age.

In the accompanyingy dravvings-y Fig. 1 is a perspective vievv showingone form of the improvedpackage` as `a"pplieol.to

nel@ being @riparati'ed` 1:9. facilitate/1 ilustra tion, and"y Fig?? isa perspective View similar'to Fig. 1, but partly in section other formof package. y

t The limproved. package preferably ,com-

and shovving anprises one or more bands or hoops, as 10,'

11, (Fig. 1)vand (Fig. 3), 141, 15, (Fig. 4), 16, 17 (Fig. 5), 1S (Fig.6) or 19, 2O and 21 (Fig. 7). These bands maybe formed from any suitableinexpensive material, the bands illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusivebeing vvoodand those illustrated in Fig?` being formed from corrugatedpaperboard. When Wood is' used the employment of short lengths ispermitted' by formingeach band from a' series ofsections,'as 22, 23,(Figs. 1

and 2)"placedend to endiUnder these cirlcuinstances, thejends ofadjacent hoop sec-y tions may be connected, as by a vvire staple 24 orall of the sections may be held in place upon the article vto beprotected, by Van veri- `circling loopf25, 26of Wire (Fig. 5)..,

While the articles, `as v`27 28 and 29, selected forillustrations inFigs. ,1 to 5 inelusive, 'each comprises a substantially ,cylin drical`body 31 With a liange "or bead 32 at its rim, and the correspondinghoops 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16, 17,`are in each of these casesshovvnfas'being applied onlyl'to the 4said cylindrical body, these hoopsare of suicient thickness to project'y beyond `the line of d the outeredgekof the saidilange or bead 32.

The flange or bead32, even when Wholly uny rcovered, as in Figs. 1 and5, 'is nevertheless protectedt from contact With any upright sur- `faceor v vith similar articles of the samer" vsize having like protectinghoops. n yIfv de` sired,vhovvever, a further protection may tothefhoops, as 10, `11, (Figs. 1 and) at vintervals about the same. vWhenthese staves y are used,they yare preferably of a length slightlygreater lthan theheight of the ari ticle to be protected.' `Withoutother covfbe `provided ,applying upright staves 33 ering for the top andbottom ofthe article they would accordinglylserve to prevent contact ofthefends ofthe article'jvvith largesur lfaces, but additionalprotectionmay be pr'o-' cross pieces 34., 35,130 the, l

ided .by applying ends of the staves." l

In all casesfit` ispreferable to provide means for preventing` verticaldisplacement of the said hoops or bands upon the "bo'dyf` of thearticle., In the `form of construction illustrated in Figs.' l, 2 and 3,thecylin- I drical bodyportion 31 of thearticle`27is' foined withcircumferential beads 36 (Fig. 3) one in line with each of hoops 12 and13 and these hoops are grooved to receive the said beads. lThe staves 33may accordingly be of such length that the cross pieces 34 and 35 aresupported entirely out of contact with the ends of the article.

In Fig. 4 the wall of the article 28 is formed with annular grooves `37and each of the hoops 14 and 15 is formed with a bead 38 upon the insideof the same for entering one of the said grooves. In Fig. 5 the wall ofthe article 29 is formed with circumferential ribs 39 and 40 and one ofthe hoops, as 17, is applied over the rib 40 and is grooved to receivethe same. In this case the other hoop, as 16, is held against verticaldisplacement by being located between the rib 39 and the flange or bead32 provided at the rim of the article. p

Protection for the bottom of the article may be provided without the useof the corresponding cross pieces, as 35 (Fig.V 3) if desired, by solocating one of the hoops, as 15 (Fig. 4') that its lower edge extendssubstantially to the plane of or below the b ottom of the article. Aring 41 may then be applied to the said hoop, as 15 to extend inwardlyfrom the lower edge of the hoop under the bottom., of the article. Underthese circumstances, the said ring and hoop will both be more firmlyheld upon the article if the bottom 42 of the article iscircumferentially rabbeted, as at 43, to receive` the inwardlyprojecting portion of the ring. In the form of construction illustratedin Fig. 5, protection for the bottom of the article, as 29, is providedby wires, as 44'which extend diametrically across the same and havetheir opposite ends applied to and secured upon the binding loop 26.

When staples, as 24, are employed for connecting the endsofadjacent-loop sections, as

22, 23. additional protection against dis-l placement of'thecorresponding hoop, as 11, may be obtained by making one arm, as 45 ofthe stapleof greater length than the thickness ofthe hoop and providingthe wall of the article, as-27 with recesses, as 46, for receiving theprojecting-end of the staple. In the'case of a stoneware article, as 27,(Fig. 2) the said recesses, as 46, are, of course, readily formed duringthe manufacture of the same, before firing.

In theform of construction illustrated in Fig. G the protecting hoop 18is applied to the article, asi-47., from one end of the same and is heldagainst removal bythe provision of a series of interrupted ribs orAflangesl 48 and 49 formed upon the inside of the hoop and upon theoutside of the article, respectively. Prefrerably these two sets ofinterrupted ribs are, yso located and proportioned that the -ribs ,48upon the,inside of the hoop` may be passed `between the ends ofwadjacentagainst the bottom of the article, the said hoop and cross pieces willbe firmly held upon the article and may be allowed vto remain in placewhile the article is in use, if

80 In Fig. 7 the several hoops or bands 19,

desired.

20 and `21, are applied directlyv to the article 30 and may be held inplace thereon by aV suitable adhesive. I/Vhen this form of pack age isused some of the hoops, as 19 and 21 will desirably be shaped in crosssection to conform in shape with the part of the article to which theyare applied.l As shown,- the.

article 30 comprises the said cylindrical body 31 and marginal bead 32and the hoops or bands-19 and 21 are respectively formed to fit over thebead 32 and over the lower edge or angl-e 51 at the bottom of thearticle.

I claim as my invention- 1. A 'stoneware package comprising, incombination, a or the like having an up'- wardly Afacing circumferentialLshoulder adjacent its lower edge, and a protecting hoop extending aboutthe jar above the shoulder and underneath the jar. l

, 2. A stoneware package comprising, in combination, a jar or' the Vlikehaving oppositely facing circumferential shoulders, and a protectinghoopextending about the jar and engaging bothshoulders, the outer'diameterof the hoop being greater than the largest 'exterior 'diameter of thejar.

3. A package for frangible articles, comprising in combination anarticle having cire. l

cumferential shoulders, protecting bands engaging the exterior surfaceof said article between said shoulders, stavesV of greater length thanthe article secured to said bands, and heads secured to said staves. Y

4. A package for astoneware or like article comprisingin combination, asplit protecting band surrounding the article,means for securing theends of said band together and means comprising interengaging membersformed on the wall of the article and on the band for preventing axialdisplacement of the band.

5. A package for a stoneware or like article comprising, in combination,a protecting band surrounding the article and pro- Ajectingbeyond itsend, means preventing Aaxial displacement of the band comprisinginterengaging members formed on the wall ofthe article and on the bandand a protecting element appliedto one end, of the band and extendinginwardly therefrom over the the article and band for preventing axialend of the article. displacement of said band, and a protecting 6. Apackage for stoneware or like article element secured to 'one end ofsaid band and 1U comprising, in combination, a protecting extendinginwardly therefrom over one end 'I band of substantially uniformdiameter of said article. l

throughout its length surrounding the article, interengaging means onthe Wall of RICHARD P. WHITE.

